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house legal advise, ex trying to take advantage –please help?

On May 25, 2009 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / No Comments

Hello,

I have a huge problem with my ex and our house that we share. To sum up the story, we were never married just engaged when we bought the house in 2006. We broke up 1.5 year ago and I moved out since he wanted to stay and make payments. We had a huge fight when we broke up. He tried to have me sign the deed of our house over to him and still keep my name on the mortgage. In addition to closing and taking our savings that we had. This was all after, I agreed to take half of his credit card debt (all in his name) since it was our debt technicaly and I felt quilty of him just paying back for it. This was all before the deed scenario.

We sort of had a falling out and things just remianded where he stayed there and was making payments. Now, he started to email me again regarding the house, I received 20 emails in about a week from him. I’m just scared that he will take advantage of me, he is foreclosure/real estate attorney and I’m having a hard time believing him especially after the break up. He’s deceived me so many times in the 6 years we were together in every way possible.

He is telling me the new options that are available and that we could finally resloved this situation. Here is a snap shot of the email that I got from him

"1. Prevent damage to either of our credits.
2. Ideally, get rid of the house either via short sale, deed in lieu (which
means give the house directly back to the bank), or principle reduction and
then sell. I don’t need a 3bd house at $2k/mo. This depends on what the
bank will agree to. It’s not in my control, but I will pursue and argue for
this as much as possible.
3. If getting rid of the house is not possible and we are stuck with it for
now, then I would at least like to reduce the payment via an interest rate
deduction."

This was all after he told me how he was doing very well with his law firm in the inital email and that his accounting (he’s a cpa as well) contact expired and he can be considered unemployed giving us a golden ticket out of this mess. I just don’t know what to think, he wants me to send my documents to our mortgage bank so they can look at the options. I told him I would do this monday after he kept emailing me non stop. Do you guys this I need to get a lawyer and if so what kind rela estate/family. I’m so scarred of him and I don’t know what to do nor do I have any $ to do anything. I work and go to school and I’cant afford any extra attorney expenses. Can someone please give me any sort of advise, I have no family/friends to turn to. I’m scarred for my life and I don’t want to have anxiety attacks like I used to.

To emails that he sent were vague and he initially wanted to do a modification option but now he is saying he’s ok financially but wants the option #1 in the email. He is always vague and always has a alternative motive with everything. To make things weirder, he emails this to me after he breaks of with his gf (who’s company is moving into my office bulding, on the same floor on monday). He sent me an email the next day after they break off. I also know some people at his gf compnay since my ex used to work there (he got her a job there) and I’m freaking out even more.

I don’t know what to do. I feel so scarred and I was on medication for a year due to our break up and the aftermath that occured. All of ‘our friends’ stopped talking to me since I met them through him (incuding the one’s that are moving in next door), At one point I even tried to kill myself by overdosing on my medication. I thought I was ok since I’ve been seing a therapist but him emailing me has brought everything back.

Sorry for the long question. Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

I also tried to call the free government number they have available, but they don’t seem helfpul.

Do lawyers ever return phone calls?

On March 29, 2009 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 7 Comments

I have never have an attorney that EVER EVER returns calls in a timely fashion,
I have been through a 10 year terrible divorce, and my first attorney retired after my divorce was finalized, my second attorney was new to practice and switched to real estate, and because both of them were in the same firm, I finally switched law firms.

This new lawyer also NEVER returns calls, emails, etc.

They are all making super great money, and my case is pretty straightforward, but everytime I actually need them, they NEVER get back to me in a timely fashion.

I have brought this up to my current attorney, and am only concerned because the only time I call him it is on behalf of my children.

Any suggestions on how to keep my lawyer but get him to call me back?
Also, I have called him maybe 4 times in the past year and we have pending actions in the court, so it’s not like I am calling the poor man 75 times a week. I know they have huge caseloads so I only call when it is REALLY VITAL

Business Law Help?

On March 24, 2009 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 1 Comment

Jack Squelch is the CEO and 25% stockholder of GEE Inc. He receives an offer to buy the company from a LBO firm called Asset Strippers Inc. He knows that Asset Strippers is interested in selling off the real estate assets of GEE and want to make a quick buck that way. They offer him $35/share as against the prevailing market price of $25. He does not appoint independent consultants to evaluate the bid, and advises the Board of Directors that the offer is a good one and that the company should accept it. The Board acts on this advice and passes a resolution to sell the company to Asset Strippers Inc.

Has any violation of the Securities Laws been committed?

Is there a real life example of a similiar violation?

How important is Law Review?

On March 17, 2009 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 1 Comment

I am a law student at a tier 1 school in Ohio. I am trying to decide whether or not I should try out for law reiview. I really Don’t want to actually be on law review but it seems so important in terms of getting hired. I am in the top half of my class, but not by much and am a very good legal writer. I would rather do Moot Court and maybe contribute to one of the other academic journals at my law school. The perfect situation for me after school would be working in a small to medium sized firm doing civil rights, employment, and/or real estate work.

SO it boils down to this, how important is Law Review on a young lawyer’s resume?
Would merely being an Associate member of Law review be better than Moot Court+Editor in Chief of some other journal?

what is a law firm called munger tulsen & knos or something that sounds like that?

On March 16, 2009 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 3 Comments

its a law firm in la
i think its runned by a man named o’maley
i think it has to do with real estate

Any vaccancies with real estate law firms or real estate companies in UK or Singapore??

On December 28, 2008 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 1 Comment

Where can I find real estate or law firms that allow me to advertise my floral shop/services?

On November 6, 2008 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 2 Comments

Or anyone know of any firms where I can advertise on their intranet?

What is the most efficient way to become a real estate developer?

On September 22, 2008 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 3 Comments

I am a recent graduate of a top ten law school. I withdrew myself from being considered at BIGLAW firm, and have been trying to get into real estate development. I am studying for the bar now, but was wondering if an MS in Real Estate Development would be worth the money. I will have close to 500k to start investing; however, this is all of the money that I have, so I don’t want to blow it.

Real Estate law professionals?

On July 16, 2008 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 2 Comments

Do you use a software to organize your files? What is it? Does it help in filling out forms and calendaring? We need a new system at the law firm I work at, we just don’t know what.

Where does a Real Estate Attorney work?

On June 26, 2008 / By Real Estate Law Help / In Real-Estate-Law-Firms / 2 Comments

So, I am set on the idea of being a Real Estae Attorney when I grow up but I am clueless as to where I would work. Would it be a normal law firm or a real estate brokerage?